How do you use Sunstar Gum Red Cote?
How it works Brush your teeth and rinse your mouth with water, then chew one of the cherry-flavored tablets for 30 seconds without swallowing. The tablet will turn any plaque build-up on the teeth red, making it very easy to spot. You can then brush or floss these areas until the teeth are fully clean.
What is Redcote for?
GUM RED-COTE Tablets plaque-disclosing tablets highlight plaque on tooth surfaces. The tablets will turn dental plaque red, making it very easy to spot and clean. The areas can then be brushed or cleaned using interdentals.
Do you use disclosing tablets before or after brushing?
These tiny chewable tablets contain a harmless vegetable dye that adheres to plaque – showing up bright pink or purple. Used AFTER brushing, they demonstrate clearly areas where plaque has been missed or not properly cleaned away.
How can you tell if you have plaque on your teeth?
You chew 1 tablet thoroughly, moving the mixture of saliva and dye over your teeth and gums for about 30 seconds. Then rinse your mouth with water and examine your teeth. Any red-stained areas are plaque.
Can you swallow disclosing tablets?
Also, keep in mind that disclosing tablets should not be swallowed, so make sure your child is old enough to know not to swallow them. We’d like to add that disclosing tablets are a great way to teach children about the importance of brushing their teeth thoroughly.
What ingredients are in disclosing tablets?
The tablets, sold over the counter in many countries, contain a dye (typically a vegetable dye, such as Phloxine B) that stains plaque a bright color (typically red or blue). After brushing, one chews a tablet and rinses.
Do you chew disclosing tablets?
Using disclosing tabs Chew a tablet (or just one half for adults, a quarter for kids) then swish around with saliva for 30 seconds before spitting out. Rinse gently with water – then check your teeth in good light for areas highlighted with the bright pink/purple stain.
How do you break plaque off your teeth?
Floss daily: Floss once a day with dental floss or a water flosser to get rid of food and plaque stuck between teeth. Studies show that flossing before brushing teeth removes more plaque. Brush twice a day: Brush teeth for two minutes with a soft-bristled toothbrush (manual or powered) and fluoride toothpaste.
Can you use disclosing tablets before brushing?
That’s where dental plaque disclosing tablets and other plaque revealing products come in. You can use these to show plaque on your or your child’s teeth before and/or after brushing, so you can get better at removing it all.
Is there a mouthwash that shows where you missed?
Listerine Smart Rinse is a post-brush mouth rinse that shows the particles of food and plaque that were left behind after brushing. Because this product is especially aimed at showing children how best to brush, a five-year-old girl was enlisted to try the Listerine Smart Rinse.
How do you get a disclosing tablet stain off your teeth?
Look for red or blue stain along the gum line, between teeth or on the chewing surfaces. Red or blue areas mean you have not brushed these areas well. Now brush again using toothpaste. Use floss to remove the stained plaque between your teeth.
Is it bad to use disclosing tablets?
But in fact, anyone can safely use plaque disclosing tablets to reveal plaque left behind after brushing.